Arch support



TORNEYS c. H. TRlEscHMANN ARCH SUPPORT Filed July I 2l 1924 March 16,1926.

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Patented Mar. i6, 1926.A

CARL H, TBIESGHMANN, OF M.'IIllPi/VAUKEZEI,v VJISGONSIN.

Anon surronr.

Appiicaaon fusa my 21,

To all 'wlw/m, t '/'nag/ concern:

Be it known that I, CARL H. Transon- MANN, a citizen of the United. States, and resident vof lililwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of lVisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements. in Arch Supports, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are a part of this specication.

AThis invention relates to improvements in arch supports, and more particularly to adjustable arch supports.

It is one of the objects of the present invention to provide an arch support constructed to permit the wearer to quickly and accurately adjust the same to meet the requirements of his foot, the arch support being formed with an adjustable, movable, flexible and elastic cushion or pad confined within a certain necessary radius between two or more layers of leather or other suitable material to support the anterior transverse arch.

A further object of the invention is to provide an adjustable arch support formed with a trimming edge to permit the insole to be trimmed to exactly iit a shoe, the

stitching on the insole being designed to permanently hold the material together and positioned so that the edges may be trimmed without cutting the stitches, or in any manner interfering with the adjustable advantages and efficiency of the arch support.

A further object of the invention is to provide an arch support of the class described formed with an opening through the bottom of the insole in ljuxtaposition with the pad, the opening serving to hold the pad in position due to a portion of the pad being forced into the opening by pressure of the foot, and also permitting the insertion of a sharp tool to shift the posi tion of the pad when desired.

.A further object of the `invention is to provide a nonmetallic arch support, which effective, and always coinfortable.

A further object of `the invention is to provide an adjustable arch support which is of very simple construction, is inexpensive to manufacture, is strong and durable, and is well adapted for the purposes described. l

With the above and other objects in kview 'the invention consists 'of the impive'd ad- 1924. serial No. 727,221.'

justable; arch support and its parts andV comthereof taken on line 2-2fof Fig. 1;

F ig. is a cross sectional view thereof taken on line 3-8 of F ig. l; and

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view illustrating a slight modification of the invention.

Referring now more particularly to the .drawing Yit will be seen that the numeral 8 indicates the improved arch support, the same being in the form of a shoe insole and consisting of a top portion 9 and a bottom portion 10, both being formed of leather or other suitable material. The top and bottom portions 9 and 10 are secured together, entirely therearound by stitching, as at 11, and the edge portions may also be cemented, if desired.

It will thus be seen that a pocket l2 is formed in said insole between the two portions 9 and 10, and in said pocket, near the forward wider end of the insole, a pad or `cushion member 13 is positioned. Said pad is preferably of rounded form as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 'and is formed of sponge rubber, or any other suitable yielding material. The flat face 14: of the pad is positioned adjacent the bottom portion 10 of the insole, and said bottom `portion 10 is formed with one or more openings l5, of small size and preferably shaped as shown. The openings l5 permit the insertion of a small tool to shift the position of the pad to meet the requirements of the wearers foot and by shaping the openings as shown only a very small area of the pad is exposed while a relatively large transverse or longitudinal adjustment of the pad may be attained. The openings 15 also serve the purpose of holding the pad infposition after it has been adjusted, due to the fact that the pressure of the foot will forcea small portion of the pad into the opening'or openings. Obviously, theopenings 15 may be of any desirable number, and

in Fig. 4, an insole formed with three such openings 15 has been shown.

It should be observed that the line of stitching 11 is spaced from the edges of the insole; This permits the size of the insole fo 'ne redneed by trimming il l'he ini-)ole ie :i trifle too wide for the shoe in which .iii i5 lio be need. ileo lille siii'ehing is so piisiiioned that iii will permnnentiy hold the material losg'ei'liei' :ind i'l1 lrimming is neeessury, the stitches will noil be cui, nor will :my of the iii'llinslzible edmnzipgeo of the support be ini'erilfered with,

ln nee: the enppori ifi readily insertzibie in ai ehem sind llhe openinggfe ,i5 permit i'he ine-1eriion oi' zin :inl or needle i'o reach the pad whereby it een be (niiizlily moved io loenle ilel elevation all? evmel'iljv ihe required position lander lhe bell oil" the jliooi. ,fk''ler that Jehe lool ie vvilhdreivn :ind ibe pad is pernmnent lv held in poeiiion :ie deseribei'i, nnliil. or iinleeg 'llnfiiher :idjimiinienis bec-ome necessary, or :i elninie ol lovnl'ion is desired.

F rom the foregoing; desiiriptiou iivrill be eeen thai' *die improved adjustable arch sup port ie of veryv i-liiniple und novel emieirnction` :1nd is well adopted i'or` the purposes set forth.

lVhat I elziim es my invention is:

An adjustable oleh Support, comprising; :i leather insole member ornied with a boi'- iom layer and u top layer Secured together by a, line of stitching spaced from the edges of seid portione lo provide :i pocket between the lamiere and to permit', the ineole edges lo be trimmed, and u, yielding, non-remov able pad member within said pocket, one el mid insole layers having; n cross-shaped opening therein engaging seid pod member and permitting;r the insertion of a` tool for the purpose of' :1 djnsi'ing seid pzid member wilhin the lmeket.

Tn testimony whereof, I zll'lix my signature.

CARL H. TRIESCHMANN. 

